Blue Star bags two major orders from Bangalore Metro

08 Sep 2022 CW Team

Blue Star has secured two new prestigious orders from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) for the upcoming Reach-6 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-II, also known as the Pink Line, which spans a distance of about 21 km and connects Kalena Agrahara (formerly Gottigere) to Nagawara. Eighteen metro stations are planned on this line.

The first order, valued at Rs 2.03 billion, is a turnkey project including maintenance works for Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS) and Environmental Control System (ECS), as well as SCADA works for six underground stations and associated tunnel sections in Reach-6 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-II.

The six underground stations include Vellara Junction, M G Road, Shivaji Nagar, Cantonment, Pottery Town, and Tannery Road.

The second order, valued at Rs 1.87 billion, is also a turnkey project for electrical and mechanical (E&M) works including hydraulics, fire safety systems, and backup power systems for five underground stations, associated tunnel sections, and five elevated stations in Reach-6. The five underground stations include Vellara Junction, M G Road, Shivaji Nagar, Cantonment, and Pottery Town; and the five elevated stations namely Swagath Road, J P Nagar 4th Phase, IIMB, Hulimavu, and Kalena Agrahara.

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